Synanthedon cephiformis
| Synanthedon cephiformis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Synanthedon |
| Species: | S. cephiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Synanthedon cephiformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808)[1] | |
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Synanthedon cephiformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in central and eastern Europe.[2]
The wingspan is 17–22 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[3]
The larvae feed within galls caused by Melampsorelle caryophyllacearum and Aecidium elatinum on Abies alba, Picea excelsa, Larix decidua and Juniperus communis.[4]
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